And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
David cries out from the depths of terror, having endured one danger after another, and makes his whole case rest upon trust in the Lord alone. He brings before God nothing but faith, for he understands that hope placed in God cannot possibly be disappointed, and on that confidence alone he builds his prayer for deliverance.
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Commenting on Psalm 31:1-24
To be shut up in the enemy's hand is to be wholly in his power, but God will not deliver us there; He always provides a way of escape. Blessed be God for liberty, above all spiritual liberty, which is priceless; and I have seen His grace make the greatest straits an opportunity for displaying itself.
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Faith and prayer must go together: he that believes, let him pray; he that prays, let him believe. David pours out urgent supplication, seeking not only mercy but righteousness from God as his Judge against his unrighteous persecutors, and begging speedily for deliverance lest his faith fail if it be long deferred.
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Commenting on Psalm 31:1-8